Suspected of espionage: in Sweden, a summer married couple was detained from Russia - the media

The goal was to arrest the suspects and prevent them from destroying the evidence. The publication writes that the detainees are a man and a woman aged 60. They immigrated to Sweden shortly until 2000. For a long time it seemed that the couple lived a measured life in the suburbs of Stockholm. However, as police suspect, the man was spying in favor of a foreign country for ten years. "Formal classification is a gross reconnaissance activity against Sweden.

According to the documents of the District Court, it is also suspected of espionage on a third party based in Sweden," the material reads. The wife is reported to be suspected that she was an associate. The couple was engaged in trade in electronic components and industrial technologies. A man could use his business to cover illegal intelligence. According to the head of the operational department in NOA Stefan Hector, a joint operation to detain probable spies was called "spear".

"This morning, the police had an intervention and detained two people and provided a house search room," he said. According to him, Sweden's security forces worked on this case for some time. "In this case, it was about taking control of criminals and their property in a short time to prevent the destruction of evidence," Hector said. He also stated that a large number of people participated in the operation. It was very difficult to spend it quickly.

Therefore, I had to involve experts from the operational group and police aviation, as well as helicopters of the Swedish Armed Forces. Earlier, Focus reported that in Norway, a Brazilian was arrested on suspicion of espionage on the Russian Federation. The Norwegian police believes that the arrested man is a Russian who has arrived in the country to build an agency network. This detention was a continuation of the series of arrests of Russians.